Well, Here we Have It:

Several weeks ago I took many cuttings from my Real Eyetalian Paradiso and other trees.  I put some in the fridge, but had more Paradiso than needed so just scrapped them, tossed them in the trash.  Day or two later I noticed a branch lying on the ground that I had missed when cleaning up and thought "I'm going to try the baggie method".  Put four cuttings in wet newspaper, put those in a ziplock, stuck that atop a water heater in the back of the house. 

Two weeks, perhaps three, later I looked and saw little white bumps all over the cuttings, put them in perlite/vermiculite mix.  I did this on Jan 9th. 

Today three of those four cuttings have roots exiting the drain holes in the rooting cups.  It is at least ten weeks until green-up, six before I will have days when I can safely let a fig sit out all day.  I'd say I jumped the gun, but it is nice to know that the baggie method speeds things up so. 
Ox

Way to go Ox !

It also help get rid of the winter blues to watch those little plants grow. I can't wait to get home every evening to check up on them. "gene"

I thought throwing fig cuttings away was illegal. Maybe we need to put your fig trees in protective custody.

Gene, I'm with you!! 

This (see attached blurry pic) is what I look forward to come home to visit every day.  I have a 4-step system right now.  First, the baggie.  Next is one closed case for rooting (fits ~15 cups), then one case with lid slightly cracked (holds 12), then I have the pictured caddy for the sunny window.  The baggie is like "kindergarten", where the rootlets are developed.   The closed case is like "elementary school" where the roots take time to develop and grow.  The cracked-lid case is like "middle school" when 3-4 roots show on the outside of the cup.  The iron caddy is like "middle school", I "sleeve" the clear cup with a dark red cup to protect the roots, put them in the caddy, and use it to easily haul them to/from the window day and night. 

I will be happy when we arrive at "high school", this is when we go to a 1gal pot, and start to harden off the figs on the back deck (as soon as I kill the squirrels!!!), at which time we graduate and start in the real world.

Right now, I have 11 cupped cuttings in the pictured caddy, 2 MVSB, 1 Negronne, 2 Conadria, 1 Sal (Gene's), 1 Gino's Black, 1 Bethlehem Black, and 2 Latarrula - the large pot is Carolina Dark. 

The 5 in front are from the cracked-lid case, from left-to-right Gino's black, Negronne, MVSB, Hardy Chicago, Voiture #217. 

Great job rooting to both Ox and Jason. Jason those cuttings look real happy and a very nice collection.  
Sal